Love: A Very Short Introduction

by Ronald De Sousa

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Do we love someone for their virtue, their beauty, or their moral or other qualities? Are love's characteristic desires altruistic or selfish? Are there duties of love? What do the sciences tell us about love? Ronald de Sousa explores the different kinds of love, from affections to romantic love.

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Ronald de Sousa is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

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Love: A Very Short Introduction

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Anthropology, Philosophy, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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128.46Philosophy & psychologyEpistemology (how do you know what you know?)HumankindHuman action and experience, love, suffering, pleasureLove
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BD436Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionSpeculative philosophySpeculative philosophyOntology
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